Tire



AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Ea. s. 1920. v 1,414,544. 4 `Patellted May 2, 1922.

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Be it known that' I, FRAK E. BEssLnm'a citizen of the United States, residing yat Akron, in the county of Summit and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Tire, of which the following is a specification. Y v v The device forming the subject matter of this application isa tire, and one object of the invention is to provide a tire in which pneumatic elements, subject to` puncture and with.

'Another object of the invention is so to construct the tirethat the 'same will have the necessary resiliency, combined with a capacity to resist lateral and'other distortions.

It is within the province of thedisclosure to improve generally and lto enhance the utility of devices ofk that type to which the invention appertains. 'd j With the above and other objects'y in view, which will appear as 'the description proceeds, the invention resides "in the combination andarrangement of parts and inthe details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that, within the scope of what is claimed, changes in the precise embodiment of the invention shown can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 shows in longitudinal section, a portion of a tire constructed in accordance with the invention; and Figure 2 is a cross section.`

The tire forming the subject matter of this application includes a body 1 preferably made of rubber and provided with cells 2 which open through the inner surface 3 of the body 1. The cells 2 are defined by blocks or partitions 6. The partitions 6 are made of rubber and, preferably, are made of a more resilient rubber than that out of which the body 1 is made. The partitions 6 are supplied with openings 7 which permit a free passage of the air circumferentially of the tire, and, to some extent, enhance the resiliency of the blocksor partitions. Between the partitions 6, the body lris arched circumferentially of the tire, as shown at 100. This arching of' the bodyv serves to distribute upon the partitions 6, strains imposed w'hen the tire runs over stones of other irregularities in the highway. The dimens sion of each cell 2, measured parallel to the Specification-of Letters Patenti.r

duck. The lining 18 branches,

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median'plane ofthe tire is greater than the dimension of the'cell measured 'at right angles to the said v lane, a construction which will be obviouswhe'n" Figure 2 of the drawings is examined. `The kcells are dened by side walls 5 which converge toward the inner surface 3 of thebody 1. i

A lining 18 is secured lining 18 preferably is vmade of fabric or l j as indicated at 8 adjacent to the longitudinal edges of the body 1, to form an inner layer 9 and an outer layer 10, these layersl being fashioned from duck or fabric as stated above. i preferably made of rubber, is located between the layers 9 and 10 and extends along the sides of the body 1 to points adjacent to the longitudinal ledges of the body. 0n the outer layer 10 a tread 12 is secured, the tread extending along the sides of the tire to points adjacent to the longitudinal edges ofz the body.` Anti-skidding elements 14 of anyide* sired kind may be mounted upon, stitute a part of the tread 12, the anti-skidding elements and the tread being made of rubber, preferably. The anti-skidding elements 14 extend well down on the sides of Lthe tread v12 as shown at 15, to reinforce,

strengthen and protect the tread.

A breaker strip 17 is embedded in the tread 12 and may be corrugated transversely,

to the may i. The- A filler 11 as shown in Figure 2. Between the breaker strip 17 and the outer layer 10, a belt 16 is located. The belt 16 preferably is made of canvas or some other material which will not stretch. The belt 16 is endless, and since it cannot stretch circumferentially, the tire will be reinforced accordingly. vThe belt 16 serves to distribute the strain caused vwhen the tire runs over obstacles of any sort, and it prevents a wave-like motion, or dragging action in the tire. The belt strengthens the tirek against side blows, and, cooperating with the arched construction indicated at 100, serves as a truss between the blocks or partitions 6. The member 16 being made of non-stretch canvas belting, is to be distinguished clearly, sov far as materials of construction are concerned, from the parts 9 and 10 which are made of duck or other fabric.

The general construction of the tire is such that it will possess the necessary stability'combined with the desired resiliency.

By way of summary, it may be stated that i the tire yforming the subject matter of this application comprises a body 1 provided with" spaced partitions 6 defining cells v2 openin through the inner surface 3 of the body 1,2

the partitions 6 being joined at their sides and at their outer ends to the body, the body having circumferentially arched surfaces 100 located betwe'enfthe partitions 6. The

partitions 6 have Acircumferentialopeningsl v7 f which are-independent of the body',`th'e"outer vportions 50 of thenopenings being disposed at the inner ends 51 of the arched .surfaces 100 ofthe body, the partitionsfbeing solid,

as indicated at 52 between the openings 7 i and the inner surfaces 58 of thepartitions,`

Y the body being solid, as lshown at 54:, be-

tween the arched surfaces 100.,v g 1 w Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. A tire comprising a body Vprovi-ded in: its interior with a lining, the lining branchbelt 0f longitudinally inelastic construction embedded in the tread; and partitionswithio the body and separatlngor the same into cells,

the partitions being securedtothe 'lining andthe bodyV being outwardly archedfciroumferentially,jbetween the partitions.l 2. A tire comprisingaVv body provided with 4spaced partitions defining cells' opening through the inner surface of the body, the partitions being joined atY their sides 'and at their outer ends to the body, the body having circumferential arched surfaces locatedbecircumferential openings which-are finde# Ipendent of the body, the outer'portion's ofthe tween the partitions, the partitions having" Y openings ,being disposed at the inner" ends` of the arched surfacesof the body, the partitions being solid between the openings and the inner surfaces thereof, and the bodyrbeing solid between said arched surfaces.

3. Atire comprising a body provided with` yspaced partitions defini-ng cellsjopening through the inner dsurfaceof thebody, .the i partitions being joined at their sides andatV toY their outer ends to the body,.thevbody being 'outwardly curved, circumferentially, from partitionto partition, upon azcurve of such shape as to, produce the effect of anl arch; and a longitudinally,inelastic,belt disposed circumferentially of the .body and located suiiiciently close to the arches, to reinforce Y thesame. l A In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the .presence of two witnesses.

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RENECHEYNEn f y BLAKE MoDowELrr f FRANK n. BEssLER., 'f 

